Author: Bob Stone

No! Both Jewish and Roman writers, including Josephus, Tacitus, Suetonius, and Pliny refer to Jesus as well. None of these men were Jesus’ followers, and they mention Him only in passing, but they had no doubt about His existence or impact. Some people have relegated Jesus to the level of Peter Pan, Santa Claus, and...

A recent survey by the Barna Research Group of Glendale, California, reveals how confused people are about who Jesus was. According to the survey, traditional Christian beliefs are in decline:

This is a question we cannot completely answer, because we don't know all God's purposes and plans.

The truth is, it is because He is so good that He has not done so.

“If He made us do the right things, then all our problems would be over.” But when you think about it, life without freedom to choose the way we want to live is not really much of a life at all. God made a decision to create freedom, even though it would lead to pain...

We do not know the whole reason, but we know part of the answer. Personhood requires freedom.

These natural disasters are not the direct result of human choice, are they? The Bible says that the whole of creation was actually broken because of mankind's broken relationship with God—Rom. 1:18-21; 8:19-23. We are not living in the perfect world God intended for us. Of course, we are not personally responsible for earthquakes, but the Bible claims that the human race as a whole is responsible for the fact that the world is in a mess.

1. "All religions lead to God.
2. "It is up to you what you make of Christianity."
3. "Is Christianity the 'only way'?"
4. "The important thing is to be sincere."
5. "Why do Christians think they are right all the time?"
6. "Isn't it a bit arrogant for Christians to insist they are right and everyone else is wrong?"
7. "Christianity is just 'one way' among many ways."

Several years ago my wife and I went to the British Isles. I had a great time, but the most difficult part for me emotionally was driving in Great Britain. I would never drive in London, but when we got back from Ireland, the rail was on strike, so we had no choice but to rent a car and drive through the Cotswalds, i.e., the countryside.

In an age of relativism, people want to think their view of right and wrong is as good as anyone else's, as long as it is sincere.

Let's take a look at just three of the major religions in the world:

The story of Jesus centers around what happened to Him on the cross.

Everywhere you go, you see the symbol of the cross: sometimes empty, sometimes with Jesus hanging on it. People wear crosses around their necks and in their ears, and they hang them outside churches.